1. Working at A Special Needs School

2. Introductions!!!!!! Name, City, #year ALT,

3. ME 浜松聴覚特別支援学校 AKA. Hamamatsu Choukaku Gakkou, Hamamatsu Special needs school for the deaf. Second Year ALT Elementary & Junior Highschool

4. Differences? Base School & Special Needs May be different age group Needs vary depending on the type of school/student abilities (non-diagnosed, development delays) Location Responsibilities (bathroom breaks, etc) English Teaching

5. What is expected of you? ARRIVE! (day/time/keep schedule) Be prepared (back up lessons/games/input) GENKI! Spend time with the students (lunch/recess/breaks) *comfort level

6. Staff Room/ Out of school relations Know who is in charge of you Socialize with other teachers Family dynamic Bunkasai/sports day/ enkais If you see your students, say hi!!!! Try and remember names (name tags)

7. Challenges Behavioral (crying, shouting, disruptive, nonresponsive) Discipline (discuss with your JTE- have a system) Special Needs *** extra attention to detail (microphone/understanding/hearing) Language Barrier

8. Rewards HUGS AND KISSES!!!!!!!!!! Progression Student to student relationships (aiding each other) Behavioral/attitude improvement English ability!!!!

9. Lesson Planning Who’s making the lessons? Keeping Contact Sharing information/ Ideas Topics/ Curriculum (TB learning??)

10. Lesson Planning Part 2 Keep in mind that every child does not have the same abilities INCLUSION Adapt activities so that every child in the class can participate (partial participation) A little LESS trial and error (do not set them up for failure) People first language (person before disability) REPETITION (I know, I know) Movement!!

11. Discussion:Popular Topics Colors Animals Favorite Things Body Parts Places Sports Music Numbers Others??????

12. GAMES!! Simon says (body parts) I spy ( Colors) Bingo (animals/sports/ANYTHING works) Songs! (London Bridge etc, head shoulders knees and toes, The Hokey Pokey, Ring Around A Rosie) Four Corners (use colors, animals, anything) Heads up 7 Up! (colors, animals, any topic)